All Arc’teryx articles – Page 5
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News briefsArc’teryx introduces upcycled styles made from post-consumer materials
As part of its used gear programs started in 2019, Canadian brand Arc’teryx has launched ReBird. Part of the new circularity initiative is a new jacket style (Stowe Windshell) made from end-of-roll fabrics as well as tote bags and pouches made from apparel that was traded in as part of ...
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News briefsArc’teryx appoints Karl Aaker as Vice President Brand
Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx Equipment announced the appointment of Karl Aaker to the role of VP brand, effective immediately. In his new role, Aaker will be responsible for leading global brand strategy, reporting directly to Stuart Haselden, CEO of the company since February. Source: Arc’teryx Karl Aaker ...
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News briefsArc’teryx partners with upcycling designer McLaughlin
Source: Arc’Teryx Nicole McLaughlin Vancouver-based outdoor brand Arc’teryx just announced a new collaboration with designer Nicole McLaughlin from New York. She is considered the star among upcycling artists and has more than 600,000 followers on Instagram. Having worked on upcycling projects for Puma, Crocs, Russell Athletic and ...
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ArticleAmer Sports appoints new CEO for Arc’teryx, plans to accelerate DTC
Amer Sports has announced the immediate appointment of Stuart Haselden, a retail industry executive, to the newly created position of CEO of Arc’teryx Equipment, based in Vancouver, Canada. He succeeds Jon Hoerauf, Arc’teryx’ president, who has decided to leave the company to pursue other plans. In his new role, Haselden ...
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News briefsArc’teryx launches initiative to connect people with nature and support inclusion
Arc’teryx has launched the Outer Peace Initiative, a platform to better connect people with the “transformative power of nature.” “The challenges of 2020 brought to light the importance of physical and mental wellness, and we were inspired to launch Arc’teryx Outer Peace by asking ‘What does the world need, and ...
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News briefsArc’teryx goes digital with its 2021 Backcountry Academy
With the launch of its 2021 Digital Backcountry Academy, Arc’teryx is once again offering its global community the opportunity to access courses designed to develop skills and resources for mountain education. The upcoming event is designed to provide participants with an experience similar to a face-to-face academy, but from the ...
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ArticleArc’teryx aims for Fair Trade certification
With a goal of having 80 percent of its products certified by Fair Trade USA by 2025, Arc’teryx has announced plans to convert three production facilities in Vietnam to Fair Trade CertifiedTM in the coming year. The move comes as part of the company’s response to the global garment workers’ ...
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ArticleBlack Friday, and how our industry deals with it in times of Covid-19
While in many consumer goods sectors, it seems that people still don’t think about how our planet suffers from fast, cheap, and unsustainable shopping, some members of the outdoor industry have tried to resist the sell-out madness for quite some time now. In the home country of Black Friday, the ...
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Black Friday: Arc’teryx rewards American trade-in customers
To shift the focus away from the mass consumption usually associated with Black Friday, Arc’teryx will for the full month of November be rewarding consumers in the U.S. and Canada who trade in their used equipment with a gift card worth 30 percent of an item’s original retail value, a ...
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News briefsArc’teryx Alpha Center opens in Shanghai
Arc’teryx is opening its two-story, 750 square meter “Arc’teryx Alpha Center” in Shanghai on Sept. 19. It is the brand’s largest store to date and offers customers an impressive shopping experience from both a design and product perspective. The store on Shanghai’s popular Huahai Road is anchored by the presence ...
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Arc’teryx teams up with Canadian university on non-toxic repellent
New research conducted at the University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Okanagan Campus, in partnership with Arc’teryx, has resulted in the development of a non-toxic replacement for conventional water-repellent chemicals. The study was recently published in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability. Fabric finishes typically use perfluoro compounds (PFCs) for oil and ...
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Arc’teryx opens new brand store in Calgary
Arc’teryx opened its first North American brand store in 2020 in Calgary’s largest retail center, the Chinook Centre, on Aug. 29. The new 130 square-meter store is the brand’s third store in the Canadian province of Alberta, and the second one in the city of Calgary. The design incorporates a ...
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Moody’s and S&P forecast 15% sales decline at Amer Sports
In a new report, rating agencies Moody’s and S&P reveal that Amer Sports’ revenues fell by 36 percent in the second quarter and by 22 percent in the first half, hampered by the impact of the pandemic. Ebitda was a loss of €26 million for the first half, against a ...
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News briefsArc’teryx launches first online skills academy
Arc’teryx is hosting the brand’s first digital consumer experience program through the launch of its 2020 Digital Climbing Academy. Designed to provide a similar experience to an in-person program, the upcoming Digital Climbing Academy will serve as a space for participants to celebrate mountain culture, connect with the global climbing ...
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News briefsArc’teryx goes digital with the Climbing Academy
Like all other brands, the Canadian outdoor clothing brand Arc’teryx had to cancel this year’s physical events such as the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Having considered the possibilities, the brand has now developed a digital version. The online event will take place live from Aug. 24 ...
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Arc’teryx named one of the best workplaces in British Columbia
Great Place to Work (GPW), an international research and consulting institute that helps companies in around 60 countries to develop their corporate and workplace culture, has included Arc’teryx Equipment, based in North Vancouver, Canada, in the list of best workplaces in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The recognition, the ...
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Arc’teryx urges politics to include climate among post-Covid 19 priorities
Arc’teryx Equipment has joined 155 multinational companies in a statement jointly issued by the Science Based Targets Initiative, the UN Global Compact and the We Mean Business coalition that urges governments to include climate action in their strategies to rebuild the economy after the coronavirus epidemic. The other signatories include ...
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Arc’teryx creates position of VP creative, recruits adidas designer
Katie Becker has joined Arc’teryx Equipment as the Canadian outdoor brand ’s first vice president creative. Becker comes from Adidas, where she had worked for 12 years, most recently as senior global design director. Prior to that, she held various design positions at Merrell, Helly Hansen and O’Neill. In her ...
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News briefsArc’teryx presents environmental roadmap, plans to reduce emissions by 65%
On the occasion of the 50th Earth Day, the Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx committed to immediate, scientifically based action against climate change. As an official sponsor of the Earth Day 50 initiative, Arc’teryx will play its part by setting science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plan aims to ...
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News briefsMore outdoor companies produce masks and gowns
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to paralyze large parts of the outdoor industry, the Compass receives several press releases each week from brands that have converted their productions or source capacities for production of the highly sought-after face masks and medical gowns. Here is the latest news of outdoor companies ...
